December 6th-23rd Toronto Christmas Market @ Distillery District. This annual event captures all of the tradition, heritage and charm of a European Christmas Market, while showcasing hundreds of unique and local handcrafted products. Admission is free during the week and $6 Friday through Sunday.

December 8th-10th City of Craft @ The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W. The 11th annual City of Craft returns with over 60 of the city’s finest artists and makers, free workshops, and breath-taking installations. Open 6-10 pm Friday and 11-6 pm Saturday and Sunday. $3.

December 9th-10th Holiday Market @ Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. Check those names off your holiday shopping list with 60+ vendors selling fashion, jewelry, home decor, beauty, crafts, and more. The Stop kitchen will be also be on hand serving Syrian comfort food by Majada, as well as gluten-free treats by Ines Rischke. Open 5-11 pm Saturday and 9-6 pm Sunday.

December 9th-10th Pink Xmas @ The 519, 519 Church St. A (holiday) queer craft, fashion, art, and literature fair organized by Pink Market in support of The 519. Open 11-6 pm both days. PWYC ($5 suggested).

December 9th-10th Parkdale Flea @ Northern Contemporary Gallery, 1266 Queen St. W. Support local artisans and makers this holiday season and pick up some one-of-a-kind gifts. As always, entry is FREE and dogs are welcome! Open daily from 11-6 pm.

WEDNESDAY

6 pm Akin Creative: Card Making Party @ Farside Studio, 600 Gerrard St. E. A casual, drop-in crafting party. Make a card for your best friend, neighbour, significant other, worst enemy or a complete stranger! All materials are provided. PWYC ($5 per card suggested). Stop by anytime between 6-9 pm.

7 pm Music Bingo @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A FREE weekly event combining the love of music with the traditional bingo format. Each player receives a Music Bingo card which consists of an assortment of songs. Instead of calling out numbers, they play the music! Singing along encouraged.

8 pm “Modern Whore” Book Launch @ Super Wonder Gallery, 584 College St. The highly anticipated, crowdfunded sex-art book “Modern Whore” by outspoken former escort Andrea Werhun and photographer Nicole Bazuin launches with an evening of tarot readings by Qveen of Swords Tarot, live burlesque by Vivi the Vamp, window dancing by Genie Emerald, musical performance by Meanwood, and readings from the book, which will be available for purchase. $5 in advance, $7 at the door.

7 pm Pop Culture Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A trivia night with the emphasis on entertainment (movies, TV, music). This is the payoff for all the television you’ve been watching. Prizes and cheap drinks all night!

10 pm Get Lo @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Bangs & Blush bring you the ULTIMATE ’90s til now dance party, GET LO! They’ll be playing all the shit you wanna hear from the ’90s to today.

7 pm Screen Queens Presenting Hidden Figures @ Sleepover.xyz by Thisopenspace, 950 Queen St. W. Spend a cozy night in mingling with like-minded people about sexual health and empowerment. There will be free food, non-alcoholic drinks, and goodie bags for every person who registers! $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Gold Chain @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJs Aoki and Snack will have you dancing all night long to the best hip-hop of today and yesterday. You don’t wanna miss this display of supreme DJing – it’s the gold standard.

11 pm Sucio @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. DJ Grump brings a new party to the Underground, featuring a healthy dose of latin bass, dancehall, and trap. $10.

SATURDAY

10 pm A Drag Tribute To Meryl Streep @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Each month, The Beaver welcomes Fisher Price to pull together a menagerie of ghastly creatures to entertain you, with every queen choosing their favourite track from a film, and debasing themselves for you. Yes, you! DJ Aeryn Pfaff will be twisting tunes all night long. $5.

10 pm Good Enough Live Karaoke @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Always wanted to front a real rock band? With the help of Good Enough Live Karaoke, guests can pick from hundreds of songs and become the lead singer of a real-life four-piece backing band. You sing. They play. No cover.

10 pm Intertone @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Èbony, Pursuit Grooves, and Basic Soul Unit bring forward-thinking and diverse soul sounds from the light to the dark and from the rooted to the interstellar.

10 pm Chronologic @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. A dance party through the ages. Pop and antipop from since the end of history (i.e. music from 1890 to 2018, played in chronological order). $5 before 11:30 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Whatever You Like Feat. Sgt Garbage @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. All hits, all night with spicy DJs that’ll really get you moving and shaking. It’s the good stuff – the prom that never was!

SUNDAY

10 am Gladstone Flea Holiday Market @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A happy place where there are no busy parking lots or endless line-ups, and you can still check everyone off your list – with a mimosa in hand! Until 4 pm.

11 am The (Final) Holiday Post Market @ The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. Join The Post Market for their LAST EVER event to celebrate the holiday season and support local businesses. Until 5 pm.

11 am FrostBite: The Bazaar of the Bizarre Holiday Edition @ Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement, 6 Noble St. A marketplace for all things, different, interesting, weird, strange, one-of-a-kind, macabre, and whimsical. Until 8 pm.